Cantata
Named musical work
A cantata is a vocal musical composition, typically for soloists and chorus with instrumental accompaniment.
Originating in Baroque church music, cantatas are shorter than operas or oratorios and don't involve staging or costumes.
Bach's sacred cantatas remain the most famous examples.
The form also includes secular works for concert performance.
Unstaged sacred choral work
- ariaOperatic solo piece
- recitativeSpeechlike operatic singing
- choraleHymn tune or choir
- chorusSingers performing together
movement · libretto · sacred · secular · vocal · instrumental · composition · Baroque
Marriage rite and feast
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- mythologicalOf traditional sacred narratives
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
theatrical · allegory · courtly · festive · entertainment · narrative · poetry · love
Reformation-era Protestant denomination
- LeipzigMajor Saxon metropolis
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- SundayFirst or seventh day
- liturgicalOf public worship rites
German · Jesu · sacred · Passion · magnificent · orchestral · congregation · feast-day
Place of Christian worship
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- devotionalRelating to worship
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- hymnReligious song of praise
scripture · psalm · praise · congregation · mass · vespers · sermon · Protestant
oratorio
Unstaged sacred choral work
- ariaOperatic solo piece
- recitativeSpeechlike operatic singing
- choraleHymn tune or choir
chorus · movement · libretto · sacred · secular · vocal · instrumental · composition · Baroque · ensemble
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- mythologicalOf traditional sacred narratives
drama · theatrical · allegory · courtly · festive · entertainment · narrative · poetry · love · heroic
Lutheran
Reformation-era Protestant denomination
liturgical · German · Jesu · sacred · Passion · magnificent · orchestral · congregation · feast-day · sermon
church
Place of Christian worship
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- devotionalRelating to worship
- liturgyFormal worship structure
hymn · scripture · psalm · praise · congregation · mass · vespers · sermon · Protestant · Catholic
soloists
Featured individual musicians
- choirOrganized group of singers
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- conductorOne who directs musicians
concert · rehearsal · staging · premiere · recording · festival · auditorium · accompaniment · baton · podium
Cantatasonata
Multi-movement instrumental composition
instrumental · symphony · concerto · instrumental music · improvisation